You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.
The advantage of a classical education is that it enables you to despise the wealth that it prevents you from achieving.
Our patience will achieve more than our force.
For the most part, fear is nothing but an illusion. When you share it with someone else, it tends to disappear.
He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave.
It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing.